Crystal Skate

Let's go on a little time trip. Do you remember those cold nights you spent watching the ladies' events, with absolutely no clue who your favourite was because all the girls were so unbelievably good? I sure do. 2015/2016 brought us amazing comebacks, record scores, new stars and a lot of fabulous programmes. Here are my top 5 short routines of the season: 1) Mao Asada's Bei mir bist du schoen Mao greeting the public in Boston, at the World Championships Photograph: Maddie Meyer / Getty Images North America Japan's ice queen might not have had the greatest season of her career in 2015/2016, but her short programme is still my favourite. She was bringing people to their feet all throughout the season as if it had only been a day, not two years since she won the World title. Her short routine was a perfect representation of her image in figure skating. She is glamorous, strong, charismatic and sophisticated. She can also do no wrong when it comes to presentation

The sun is burning, the fan is spinning like crazy and we're wearing flip flops. It must be that time of the year when we can but reminisce about colder days and figure skating. And reminisce I shall, with my first post of a series I've decided to call The Mighty Five. Each discipline gets five mighty programmes each season that will rock the world of figure skating. I've decided to take a look at my favourite five programmes of each discipline in 2015/2016. First up: the short dance. Another season, another waltz? Not really. Last season's Ravensburger waltz felt fresh, not only due to the variety of themes the ISU has been coming up with lately for the SD, but also due to the couples' creativity. Here are my personal choices for the mighty five Ravensburger waltzes: 1) Kaitlyn Weaver & Andrew Poje's The Blue Danube & Annenpolka Every season there is a textbook-perfect short dance, and I think last season's came from the top Canadian couple.